Leather And Manufacturing Method Of Leather

Abstract

In a leather 5 for covering a shift knob 1, it has a folded portion 9 formed by folding a leather material 20 such that back sides of the leather material 20 are set in contact with each other, at a small rigidity portion at which a flexural rigidity is small and which is formed along an edge 21 of the leather material 20.

1 . A leather comprising:
 a thin flesh portion formed by removing a portion on a back side of the leather material in a prescribed width and a prescribed depth along the edge of the leather material; and   a folded portion formed such that back sides of the leather material are set in contact with each other by folding the leather at a boundary between the thin flesh portion and a portion of the leather material at which the thin flesh portion is not formed.   
   
   
       2 . The leather of  claim 1 , wherein a face of the thin flesh portion which is in the folded portion, corresponding to a front side of the leather material, is removed in a prescribed depth. 
   
   
       3 . A shift knob or the steering wheel comprising:
 a core member;   a first leather of  claim 1  or  claim 2 ; and   a second leather of  claim 1  or  claim 2 ,
 wherein a end of the folded portion of the first leather and a end of the folded portion of the second leather are set in contact with each other, 
   a back side of the first leather is positioned on the front side of the core member,   the first leather covers a part of the front side of the core member,   a back side of the second leather is positioned on the front side of the core member, and   the second leather covers a part of the front side of the core member.   
   
   
       4 . The shift knob or the steering wheel of  claim 3 , wherein the folded portion is adhered using pressure-sensitive adhesive, the each leather is adhered the core member using adhesive. 
   
   
       5 . (canceled)